Softball | 3/2/2014 11:10:00 PM

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CLERMONT, Fla. – The Methodist softball team lost both of its games on Sunday at the Dot Richardson Invitational.

To begin the afternoon, the Monarchs fell to Trine, 10-4. The Thunder (1-0), ranked 10th in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association's preseason top-25, finished the game with 12 hits and four errors.
 
Methodist starting pitcher Emily Hester (0-1) took the loss, and Bre Cooper (1-0) earned the victory in the pitcher's circle for Trine.
 
Sarah Stapleton went 2-for-3 at the plate for the Monarchs, and Allyson Aycock had a base hit and drove in a run.
 
Later in the day, Methodist dropped its matchup against Misericordia, 12-6. The Monarchs (0-8) had 12 hits and committed one error, and the Cougars (2-0) finished with 16 base hits and three errors in the field.
 
Stapleton (0-3) was saddled with the loss in relief of relief of game two starter Brittany Miller. Aycock went 3-for-4 for Methodist and drove home a run. Natalie High and Marcy McKee each had two-hit performances.
 
The Monarchs play No. 21 Coe at 9:00 am tomorrow and later square off against Emerson.